YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Toledo women's volleyball team (9-4, 2-0 MAC) won its fourth straight match on Friday, sweeping Eastern Michigan (1-13, 0-2 MAC) in Ypsilanti.
 
The Rockets won the first two sets convincingly, taking the first frame 25-17 and the second set 25-16 to take a 2-0 lead in the match. The third set was a different story, as the Eagles took a late 22-20 lead and looked to be in a good position to extend the match. But Toledo ended the match with five straight points to complete the sweep and open its first conference weekend with its second win in as many days.
 
"What a great opening weekend for us," head coach Jason Oliver said. "It is always tough to win on the road in the MAC and I am proud of the way we performed."
 
Junior Taylor Alt led the way with 13 kills and senior Sina Uluave added 10 terminations and 10 digs. Senior Rhyenne Filisi tallied 7 kills and a pair of blocks, while junior Jada Bouyer added two blocks as well. Junior Payton Morman tabulated 34 assists in the winning effort
 
Toledo hosts Central Michigan next week on Thursday, Sept. 29 and Friday, Sept. 30.
 
1^st Set (25-17 Toledo)
The Rockets started off the match strong by scoring the first three points. A pair of aces from Uluave sandwiched the first kill of the night from Alt to give UT a 3-0 lead. Toledo never trailed in the first set and led by as many as nine points, 17-8. The final score would settle at 25-17 and, for the fourth straight match, the Rockets would take a 1-0 lead over their opponent. Alt and Uluave were both outstanding in the first set, tallying five kills apiece.
 
2^nd Set (25-16, Toledo)
Toledo opened the set with a 6-3 lead, but EMU answered with four straight points to take its first lead of the match. The Rockets and Eagles traded points and battled to a 9-9 stalemate before UT hit the gas and rattled off a 13-3 scoring run to take a commanding 22-12 lead. Eastern Michigan trimmed UT's lead back to single digits, but couldn't overcome its sizable deficit. Senior Olivia Vance provided the clinching kill to end the set and put Toledo ahead 2-0 in the match.
 
3^rd Set (25-22, Toledo)
The Eagles opened play by scoring six of the first nine points and led for much of the third set. They held a lead as late as 22-20 and appeared to be in a good position to extend the match and keep their hopes of victory alive, but Toledo scored five unanswered points to win and clinch the match. An EMU error started the 5-0 run, then Uluave and Filisi combined to tally three straight kills to put the score at 24-22. An attack error for Eastern Michigan provided the 25^th point and handed the Rockets the victory.